There are 8 ways to get from Rottweil to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to HauptbahnhofIc87 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf55 / ...
5h 30m€49–218Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to HerrenbergRe14e
- Take the bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGNN27
8h 45m€41–98Train, night train
- Take the train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg BahnhofRs1
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln HbfNj
9h 36mDrive 429.1 km
- Drive from Rottweil to Cologne429.1 km
3h 58m€60–87Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 19m€132–276Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
5h 33m€134–366Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
5h 58m€110–293Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)FRA - DUS
5h 53m€123–337
Rottweil to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rottweil to Cologne is to bus which costs €40 - €100 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rottweil to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Rottweil to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rottweil Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Rottweil and Cologne is 463 km. The road distance is 429.1 km.
The best way to get from Rottweil to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs €45 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Rottweil to Cologne, including transfers.
Rottweil to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rottweil Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rottweil to Cologne is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs €45 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €100 and takes 8h 45m.
Rottweil to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rottweil to Cologne is 429 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Rottweil to Cologne.
What companies run services between Rottweil, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Köln Hbf via Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Herrenberg, Herrenberg, Vaihingen, Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–190
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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